Analysis of the Claim:

• President Donald Trump did make this statement on February 20, 2026, in response to the Supreme Court striking down tariffs he had imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)¹².
• In his remarks, Trump explicitly stated: "I am allowed to cut off any and all trade or business with that same country. In other words, I can destroy the trade. I can destroy the country. I'm even allowed to impose a foreign country destroying embargo. I can embargo. I can do anything I want, but I can't charge $1 because that's not what it says"¹.
• The context was the Supreme Court's decision in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, Inc., which held that IEEPA does not authorize the president to impose tariffs, but left other sanctions powers intact³².
• Trump was contrasting the Court's ruling that he could not charge even $1 in tariffs with his belief that he retained broader powers to cut off trade entirely or impose an embargo⁴¹.

Overall validity: 95%

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3. [PDF] 24-1287 Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump (02/20/2026)
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